Hacker News "Who is hiring?" thread (freelancer), November 2015

by: PaulMest
text: Remote<p>Currently looking for Senior NodeJS developers who have strong written and verbal communication skills in English.<p>The role:<p>* Enough bandwidth to work on 1 large primary project (and optionally 1 small side project). We have a mixture of existing clients with larger codebases and many smaller clients who want to build rapid prototypes from scratch.<p>* You can be any where in the world, but could ideally could overlap U.S.-based work hours for 2-4 hours each weekday.<p>* Hands on experience with MongoDB and Redis<p>* You know how to deploy and debug apps running on Linux server environments<p>* You must be self-managing and reliable. We have ~weekly virtual meetings, but primarily communicate via Slack, Trello, Google Docs.<p>Interested? Or questions? Please contact paul+hn@CleverPoint.co. If you have a relatively recent resume, LinkedIn, or an active GitHub account, please include that in the mail.

by: rdlab
text: remote<p>We&#x27;re a tiny team working on a series of prototypes for editing tools in the vein of Sublime Text or Google Docs.<p>Seeking a front-end developer to help us for 1 - 2 months. You must be strong on HTML&#x2F;CSS and Javascript, animations&#x2F;transitions, and have a good grasp of design fundamentals. We also &lt;3 designer&#x2F;front-end dev hybrids.<p>Low-ego team that likes to collaborate and learn from one another. Slack + Screenhero + Github + Trello. Working hours during US east timezone.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;rdlab.workable.com&#x2F;jobs&#x2F;131062" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;rdlab.workable.com&#x2F;jobs&#x2F;131062</a>

by: antoviaque
text: REMOTE OK. OpenCraft - Open Source developer on Open edX (Worldwide, company based in France)<p>Consultancy specialized on the edX project, and hiring to handle increasing demand. edX is a free software project, used by various universities and companies to run online courses. See edx.org, class.stanford.edu, france-universite-numerique-mooc.fr for examples of edX instances.<p>It&#x27;s a large Python&#x2F;Django codebase, with good code standards and architecture (a lot of the edX engineers come from MIT). You would work on different clients contracts using the platform. The clients list&#x2F;references include Harvard, edX themselves, the French government, and various startups &amp; universities currently running their own instances, or looking to create one. Tasks are varied, from developing custom features for specific courses (XBlocks), customizing instances, developing generic platform features, deploying instances, working on both client&#x2F;server sides, etc.<p>A large part of your work would be published as free software (edX is released under the AGPL license, which requires clients to release modifications under the same license), and you would also contribute to the free software project, pushing some of your developments upstream through pull requests, contributing features, documentation or help on mailing-lists.<p>You would be able to work remotely from where you want, as long as you have a good internet connexion. : )<p>Stack: Python&#x2F;Django, Ansible, AWS, Debian&#x2F;Ubuntu, JS, HTML&#x2F;CSS, MySQL, MongoDB<p>Applying: Email jobs@opencraft.com with: your github account, a short explanation of why you&#x27;re interested and a list of links to free software contributions you have made.

by: esshire
text: SEEKING FREELANCER<p>Bootstrapped Startup - Rockland County, New York - REMOTE possible or Local (Preferred), INTERN (Paid) or ENTRY LEVEL&#x2F;Junior Freelancer<p>We are a very small niche consulting company developing a B2B product for regulated industries and are looking for a paid intern or entry level freelancer to take the product from proof-of-concept to MVP. Our previous developer has been hired on to our main project, but is available to assist where needed.<p>Our current backend is written in a mix of C# and PHP, Windows and Linux, MVC and EF6 with PostgreSQL. Our current UI is written in jQuery and bootstrap, but there will also be an opportunity for the developer to revise and complete the design using a UI framework such as React.<p>We provide a friendly environment and encourage new ideas and fresh perspectives. It&#x27;s a good place to learn and grow.<p>Contact us at esshire@gmail.com to learn more.

by: ken-chen
text: SEEKING FREELANCERS - NYC only<p>LiquidTalent allows you to click a button and request a phone call with hiring companies (both contract and full-time). Hirers need to respond within 30 minutes or else the request expires, and you&#x27;ll know what they decide in that time.<p>We&#x27;ve been sourcing hiring companies from our personal networks, events we go to, etc.<p>Right now, we mostly have web and mobile projects with clients based in NYC. If that doesn&#x27;t help you, you can still sign up, and we&#x27;ll let you know once we expand.<p>We&#x27;re still in the early stages, so any constructive feedback is appreciated.
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;talent.liquidtalent.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;talent.liquidtalent.com&#x2F;</a><p>We&#x27;re review every application, so email me at ken@liquidtalent.com and mention HN if you&#x27;d like me to fast track your application.

by: karim79
text: System and Networking Engineer, Location: Berlin, Germany. Remote work possible.<p>We are <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;kraken.io" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;kraken.io</a> - a growing image optimization SaaS, and are looking for a freelance worker who fits the following description:<p>- Job summary: maintaining a complex, high availability infrastructure for a growing SaaS.<p>- Ideally 3 years (or more) experience working on a real production system.<p>- Experience in MongoDB and MongoDB replication.<p>- Experience with Puppet (or similar).<p>- Experience with low-level networking, load balancing, Nginx, and ideally maintaining NodeJS server applications.<p>- Intimate knowledge of server and networking hardware, particularly network switches.<p>- ElasticSearch, LogStash and Kibana experience a plus.<p>- Excellent English is absolutely necessary.<p>- Aggressive and clear communicator.<p>Interested? Send your CV to ksalman at kraken (dot) io

by: Centralway
text: Centralway | Backend Engineer | Zürich, Switzerland | Remote work is a possibility<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.centralway.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.centralway.com</a><p>ABOUT CENTRALWAY<p>Centralway’s focus is on developing products to manage banking transactions and assets. The platform provides banking services for the consumer, as well as the development and implementation of banking software towards financial institutions. We are currently looking for a Backend Engineer, at the earliest possible start date, to strengthen our position in the industry.<p>RESPONSIBILITIES<p>Your responsibilities will include the continuous development and improvement of the current backend and service architecture of Centralway Numbrs.<p>You will administer and support our backend API, databases and other components. Researching and remaining up-to-date with the latest technologies will help you to implement scalability and redundancy in all parts of the application.<p>In close cooperation with the various departments of Centralway, you will continuously develop and improve the backend structure, based on the product vision.<p>CENTRALWAY&#x27;S TECHNOLOGY APPROACH<p>Centralway is assembling teams of the most talented people in technology, with the goal of creating the world’s leading mobile banking platform.<p>The Mobile Banking App Centralway Numbrs is the most famous banking application in Germany. Only the most cutting-edge technologies are used, including Golang and Microservice-oriented architecture, and we are constantly innovating.<p>Our learning culture encourages keeping up to speed with the latest industry developments. Please visit our career website for more information about the company and the work environment.<p>APPLY HERE: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.centralway.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;careers&#x2F;open-positions&#x2F;details#o2fV1fwX" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.centralway.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;careers&#x2F;open-positions&#x2F;details...</a>

by: nwilkens
text: Monroe, MI or REMOTE<p>MNX Solutions is a Linux consulting and managed services provider.  We are seeking expert Linux, and Juniper networking skills.<p>We have various short-term projects that require expertise in Linux for consulting.  We plan to create a short list of top tier consultants that we can use augment our capacity during various project lifecycles.  I would expect 5+ years of Linux experience.<p>Additionally, we have an immediate need for a Juniper networking consultant for a short term architecture review project.<p>Please email hr@mnxsolutions.com introducing yourself, and reference this post.<p>Thanks!

by: Centralway
text: Centralway | Front End Engineer | Zürich, Switzerland | Remote work is a possibility<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.centralway.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.centralway.com</a><p>ABOUT CENTRALWAY<p>Centralway’s focus is on developing products to manage banking transactions and assets. The platform provides banking services for the consumer, as well as the development and implementation of banking software towards financial institutions. We are currently looking for a Front End Engineer, at the earliest possible start date, to strengthen our position in the industry.<p>RESPONSIBILITIES<p>You will be responsible for creating scalable Front End applications for Centralway and its products, through working as a JavaScript engineer, while carrying out a variety of duties such as planning and new product development.<p>You will translate concepts, designs, wireframes and mock-ups into graphical interfaces through HTML5, CSS and Javascript code. You will also communicate with product managers, engineering, marketing and design teams to develop a product or concept.<p>You will perform proactive troubleshooting and analysis, creating designs and documentation of web architecture that will lead to consistent, reliable, scalable and high-performing systems.<p>Additionally, you will be required to integrate web technologies into consumable platforms, device-independent web products and robust, user-friendly applications.<p>CENTRALWAY&#x27;S TECHNOLOGY APPROACH<p>Centralway is assembling teams of the most talented people in technology, with the goal of creating the world’s leading mobile banking platform.<p>The Mobile Banking App Centralway Numbrs is the most famous banking application in Germany. Only the most cutting-edge technologies are used, including Golang and Microservice-oriented architecture, and we are constantly innovating.<p>Our learning culture encourages keeping up to speed with the latest industry developments. Please visit our career website for more information about the company and the work environment.<p>APPLY HERE: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.centralway.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;careers&#x2F;open-positions&#x2F;details#opYX1fw5" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.centralway.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;careers&#x2F;open-positions&#x2F;details...</a>

by: andrewljohnson
text: Gaia GPS - we&#x27;re hiring a contractor (REMOTE OK) to work on an open source and open data project. Someone who is into hunting preferred.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;careers.stackoverflow.com&#x2F;jobs&#x2F;101663&#x2F;open-source-code-and-open-data-gis-contract-gaia-gps" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;careers.stackoverflow.com&#x2F;jobs&#x2F;101663&#x2F;open-source-cod...</a>

by: mafellows
text: Remote (United States Only)<p>Required skills: Native Android development and experience with Bluetooth LE.<p>The project is building a native Bluetooth LE plugin for a Unity app. API for the device the app communicates with is fully documented, and there&#x27;s an existing iOS plugin to help guide you if necessary.<p>Please reach out to michael@broadwaylab.com. Thank you!

by: flavor8
text: SEEKING FREELANCER, DC area, remote OK.<p>Work for startup on a fast growth curve. 30-40 hours a week + 1&#x2F;4 pager rotation (very little overnight usage, so this is not typically a big deal.) Location unimportant, but must overlap working day at least 4+ hours with EST.<p>5+ years of Python<p>5+ years of Javascript, CSS<p>CS degree<p>Nice to haves: ExtJS, Android, IPhone, Ionic, NLP.<p>Conversion to full time with equity possible.<p>Please send resumes to jobs@4rc.io

by: amac
text: SEEKING FREELANCER<p>Legend Technologies Ltd | <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.legendwearable.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.legendwearable.com</a> | Remote<p>We are looking for a digital marketer to help us launch our brand and first product. You will be working with the founder on a contract basis.<p>Email am@legendwearable.com for more information or to apply.

by: brunoalano
text: SEEKING FREELANCER<p>Location: Remote &#x2F; Curitiba, Brazil<p>Full stack developer, working with Rails and Python, developing SAAS applications, applying good pratices like TDD&#x2F;BDD. Currently CTO of a Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing startup.<p>Email: bruno@appzlab.com